Samuel Marec

5 books

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

321 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history politics dark informative sad medium-paced
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

The Queen's Gambit

Walter Tevis

256 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction literary emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

Dave Grohl

376 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir music funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier by Edward L. Glaeser

Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

Edward L. Glaeser

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction economics challenging informative reflective slow-paced